ARRL News

08 February 2023

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.

• Emergency Communications Due to Earthquake in Turkey

  On Monday evening February 6, 2023, there was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that mainly affected Turkey and Syria but also other neighboring countries with 3,700 people dead and more than 16,000 injured until the last hours, but it is suspected that there are more.

   

  According to information received from the emergency coordinators of the IARU R1 countries and, especially from Greg Mossop, G0DUB, th...

• ARRL Foundation Accepting Applications for Grants in February

  The ARRL Foundation is now accepting applications for grants to amateur radio organizations. The grants program awards limited funding to organizations for eligible amateur radio-related projects and initiatives, particularly those with a focus in educating, licensing, and supporting amateur radio activities. Youth-based projects and initiatives are especially encouraged. The ARRL Foundation gr...

• Leadership Changes in ARRL Atlantic Division

  The ARRL Atlantic Division has new leadership. Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, who had served as an ARRL Director, representing the Atlantic Division since 2015, stepped down on January 6, 2023.
  
  Vice Director Robert "Bob" Famiglio, K3RF, of Media, Pennsylvania, is the new Division Director. ARRL Section Manager for Maryland/DC Marty Pittinger, KB3MXM, of Owings Mills, Maryland, has been appointed Vice Dir...

• The K7RA Solar Update

  Solar activity softened again this week, with average daily sunspot
  numbers changing from 162 to 80.7, and solar flux from 198.9 to
  139.5.
  
  This is quite a dramatic shift from the excitement of a couple of
  weeks ago. To review, average weekly sunspot numbers from the first
  Propagation Forecast bulletin of 2023 went from 97 to 135.9, 173.4
  and 162. Average weekly solar flux from 157.8 to 181.2, 221.8 a...

• Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club to Celebrate 100 Years

  The Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club, W0EEE, at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), is gearing up for an early celebration of their 100 years. Club President Morgan Lyons, KI5SXY, said the station first went on the air in 1923 as the M.S.M Radio Club, broadcasting basketball games from the Jackling Gym on the grounds of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (MSM)....

• The K7RA Solar Update

  From the first week of this year, we saw a dramatic and welcome
  increase in solar activity, but it softened in this reporting week,
  January 19-25.
  
  Average daily sunspot numbers starting with the final reporting week
  for 2022 were 96.1, 97, 135.9. 173.4 and 162.
  
  Over the same period, average daily solar flux was 143.8, 157.8,
  181.2, 221.8 and 198.9.
  
  The northern hemisphere Winter Solstice was over a mo...

• Yaesu Radios Donated to ARRL to Inspire Visitors and Young Hams

  There are two new Yaesu transceivers in use at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut. They arrived via a generous donation from Yaesu USA.
  
  The Yaesu FTDX101MP transceiver is a welcome addition to Studio 1 in W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station.
  
  The company has donated an FTDX101MP and FTDX10, both HF/50 MHz transceivers. In arranging the donation, Yaesu Vice President, Sales and Cr...

• Mobile App Available to Navigate 2023 Orlando HamCation

  Orlando HamCation® is February 10 - 12, 2023, and hosts the ARRL Southeastern Division Convention. In partnership with HamCation, ARRL's free mobile app is available to help attendees navigate the large event, which is held at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park.
  
  The free ARRL Events app is now available and already includes HamCation's full program, so attendees can browse and schedul...

• Proposals Sought to Host 2026 World Radiosport Team Championship -- WRTC

  The World Radiosport Team Championship Sanctioning Committee (WRTC-SC) is accepting proposals for hosting the 2026 WRTC event. The World Radiosport Team Championship is an on-site amateur radio competition, usually held every 4 years.
  
  Previous WRTCs have been held in Seattle, San Francisco, Slovenia, Finland, Brazil, Russia, Boston, and Germany. WRTC 2022, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

• 29th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner is May 20, 2023

  The North Coast Contesters will host the 29th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner at the Hope Hotel, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday night, May 20, 2023, at 6:30 PM. Master of Ceremonies will be John Dorr, K1AR, and the 2023 Keynote Speaker is Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO. Rascoll, of Montgomery, Alabama, was the 2018 recipient of the Bill Pasternak Memorial Amateur R...

• Winter Field Day 2023

  Winter Field Day (WFD), sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association, is coming again. This year, the dates are January 28 and 29. Radio clubs around the country are activating for this event. Complete rules can be found on the WFD website, at Home - Winter Field Day. Combining this with ARRL's yearlong event, Volunteers On the Air, is a great way to make contacts that count for both activitie...

• Amateur Satellite FalconSAT-3 Nears Reentry

  Many amateur radio operators and satellite watchers have been predicting the date and time of reentry for FalconSAT-3 (FS-3). While all reentry predictions are something of a guessing game due to the large number of variables affecting the upper atmosphere, it is certain that the end for FS-3 will be coming very soon, possibly the week of January 16 - 21, 2023.
  
  Radio Amateur Satellite Corporatio...

• The K7RA Solar Update

  Last week's Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP002 opened with "Wow!"
  I don't know what to say about this week, except it is beyond wow.
  
  This actually has me thinking about Solar Cycle 19.
  
  Lately we have seen solar flux at the same levels we saw at the peak
  of Solar Cycle 23. If we are about 30 months away from the peak of
  this Solar Cycle 25, could this get us to the 1957-59 levels last
  seen in Solar...

• HAARP Thanks Amateur Radio Operators for Help with Latest Experiment

  On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) conducted its latest ionospheric experiment of bouncing radio signals off an asteroid passing near Earth's orbit (see the ARRL News story from December 23, 2022).
  
  A frosty landscape surrounds antennas at the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program site in Gakona, Alaska, on December 20, 2022. [JR Anc...

• Orlando HamCation Presents Its 2023 Award Winners

  Just a month ahead of its big event in Florida, Orlando HamCation® has announced the 2023 HamCation Award winners.
  
  Ken Lyons, KN4MDJ (left), is a 2023 Carole Perry Educator of the Year Award winner. Photo courtesy of HamCation.
  
  Ken Lyons, KN4MDJ, and Jim Storms, AB8YK, are the 2023 recipients of the Carole Perry Educator of the Year Award. The award is given to individuals who have made outstandi...

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